Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to Materialism“Gottschalk distinguishes himself by placing Christian Science in the larger context of American religion . . . sheds new light on Eddy’s life and work.” —Publishers Weekly This richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life of Mary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement are just beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy to make full use of the resources of the Mary Baker Eddy Collection in Boston. Rolling Away the Stone focuses on her long-reaching legacy as a Christian thinker, specifically her challenge to the materialism that threatens religious belief and practice. “Gottschalk has provided readers with a masterful account of Christian Science in its heyday. This book is a first-rate read for students of American religion and provides a look into how one of the country’s more complex religious figures dealt with materialism in the late-nineteenth-century America.” —Religious Studies Review “Gottschalk does a superb job of providing historical context for the chaotic events of Eddy’s final decades.” —Choice “Gottschalk’s account is well told and enriched by fresh material now available from the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity.” —Christian Science Monitor “The book includes a great deal of fresh research and honest scholarship . . . for the individual wanting to sink his or her teeth into a serious study of Eddy . . . you have a lot to look forward to in reading this book.” —The Christian Science Journal |
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Page 18
... March 1, 1907, a bill Of equity was filed in the Merrimack County Superior Court in Eddy's name by her “next friends”—at that point, consisting Of George and Mary Glover and a nephew of Eddy's— against a church cabal assumed to be in ...
... March 1, 1907, a bill Of equity was filed in the Merrimack County Superior Court in Eddy's name by her “next friends”—at that point, consisting Of George and Mary Glover and a nephew of Eddy's— against a church cabal assumed to be in ...
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... March 6, 1907. On March 1, she showed her cousin, General Henry M. Baker, who had occasionally served as her legal counsel, a letter she had just received from George questioning her mental competence—a letter that, because of its very ...
... March 6, 1907. On March 1, she showed her cousin, General Henry M. Baker, who had occasionally served as her legal counsel, a letter she had just received from George questioning her mental competence—a letter that, because of its very ...
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... March 1907. For one thing, she insisted upon following every aspect of the case closely. During the early days Of the trial, one Of her secretaries tried to withhold from her a report in a Concord newspaper on the day's courtroom ...
... March 1907. For one thing, she insisted upon following every aspect of the case closely. During the early days Of the trial, one Of her secretaries tried to withhold from her a report in a Concord newspaper on the day's courtroom ...
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... March and August 1907, the Boston Herald published over ninety articles unfavorable to Eddy, over half of them on the front page. In most instances, however, the manifest unfairness of the case against her, together with natural ...
... March and August 1907, the Boston Herald published over ninety articles unfavorable to Eddy, over half of them on the front page. In most instances, however, the manifest unfairness of the case against her, together with natural ...
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... March 1907, she wrote to Calvin Hill, “This hour is going to test Christian Scientists and the fate of our Cause, and they must not be found wanting. . . . I see this clearly, that the prosperity of our Cause hangs in this balance ...
... March 1907, she wrote to Calvin Hill, “This hour is going to test Christian Scientists and the fate of our Cause, and they must not be found wanting. . . . I see this clearly, that the prosperity of our Cause hangs in this balance ...
Contents
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2 Becoming Mrs Eddy | 88 |
3 By What Authority? On Christian Ground | 123 |
4 By What Authority? Listening and Leading | 146 |
5 Woman Goes Forth | 168 |
6 The Visible Unity of Spirit | 194 |
9 A Power Not a Place | 287 |
10 The Outflowing Life of Christianity | 320 |
11 The Kingdoms of this World | 355 |
12 Elijahs Mantle | 393 |
The Prophetic Voice | 415 |
Chronology | 421 |
Notes | 427 |
Bibliography | 459 |
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